The votes are cast, the announcements made - Justine Henin has been handed the Player of the Year for the 2007 tennis season. Henin made the final cut to three finalists including Roger Federer and Andy Roddick before being chose as the player of the year.
I doubt any one is surprised that Henin and Federer […]
By now this is old news but you’ll have to forgive me. After spending two days on the edge of civilization (and I do mean that without an ounce of exaggeration), I am back in the saddle and tapping away on the keyboard about our sport.
So the U.S. won the Davis Cup. After 12 years […]
Surprise! It’s like a magic show. What did the Russian tennis team pull out of the black top hat tonight? Oh…nothing much. Just a - “Hey Nikolay Davydenko. You’re ranked No. 4 in the world; let’s leave you out of the singles competition and delegate you to doubles.”
Interesante, no?
I’m sure Andy Roddick and Co. thought […]
Russian Davis Cup team captain Shamil Tarpischev went on the record today, telling the press fellow countryman Marat Safin would not be in attendance at the Davis Cup. There has been some speculation on whether Safin was flying under the radar and would be making an appearance in Oregon but Tarpischev was fairly emphatic with […]
A couple months ago, controversy swirled around the allegations that Tommy Haas was poisoned at a Davis Cup match in Moscow.
Haas pulled out of his match against Mikhail Youzhny with a suspected stomach virus which gave the 3-2 win to the Russians and a trip to the Davis Cup final. A German teammate of Haas’ […]
With all the hubub surrounding the Masters Cup and Roger Federer’s exhibition matches with Pete Sampras, the Davis Cup has slipped off my radar in recent days. But believe me, it’s back on it.
The Davis Cup is this Friday in Portland, Ore. The Pacific Northwest? Seriously? That’s right in my backyard - as close as […]
We’ve got drug allegations, and now we’ve got poisoning issues. Isn’t this supposed to be tennis? Let’s just freakin’ play people.
But instead of talking about tennis off the court, we have to talk about who did what to whom and how it affected their play on the court.
The International Tennis Federation is investigating claims that […]
When most people think of professional tennis, they think of the Grand Slam events - the Aussie Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. They aren’t high-profile for nothing.
Something that gets a little less notice is the Davis Cup (although all the big names play in it - I think it’s just the format […]
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Written by Erica Beck [email] for b5media.
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